Butterbean vs Jack Johnson

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  1. BillB

    BillB Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Butterbean might hit a pay day here.
    Johnson was tall. He would have lost leverage hitting downward on the short Buttebean.
    Johnson was a clincher. Any way he would try to clinch the Bean, would make Johnson's gut an open target for Butterbean's sledge hammer blows.

    Johnson should win due to his superior skill, but this is a fight that Butterbean could unveil a surprise.
     
  2. Perry

    Perry Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Silly. Johnson wins every second in a horrible mismatch. Completely unskilled fighter vs one of Boxings elite. It goes as long as Johnson wants it to go.
     
  3. mrkoolkevin

    mrkoolkevin Never wrestle with pigs or argue with fools Full Member

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    Butterbean v. Corbett would have made for a more entertaining thread.
     
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  4. greynotsoold

    greynotsoold Boxing Addict

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    Butterbean fought Larry Holmes; that is the single fight that was not set up. He still lost to Mitchell Rose and guys got fired over that. He was NEVER a serious pro fighter.
     
  5. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Johnson was only an inch and a half taller than bean. And I believe he had less reach.
     
  6. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    No, it is a mismatch of epic proportions.

    The only surprize Butterbean might spring, is what colour his blood would dry up, when it got splattered around!
     
  7. HerolGee

    HerolGee Loyal Member banned Full Member

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    what is this, fight night ps3 match up thread?
     
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  8. LittleRed

    LittleRed Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Butterbean hasn't lost a fight to a dead man yet.
     
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  9. heerko koois

    heerko koois Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    What about Dustin nichols?
     
  10. cross_trainer

    cross_trainer Liston was good, but no "Tire Iron" Jones Full Member

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  11. Rope-a-Dope

    Rope-a-Dope Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Butterbean vs. Galento is an eating contest...who wins?
     
  12. Journeyman92

    Journeyman92 MONZON VS HAGLER 2025 banned Full Member

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    Imagine actually contemplating this execution with a total stone face.
     
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  13. Pugguy

    Pugguy Ingo, The Thinking Man’s GOAT Full Member

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    I’ve got to pay this comment.
     
  14. Pugguy

    Pugguy Ingo, The Thinking Man’s GOAT Full Member

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    I’ve go to wonder if Jack London would describe Butterbean’s physique using the same “curiously” adoring superlatives he afforded to Jeffries.

    Was London answering to his own Call of the Wild? Haha.

    Anyway, the “Primordial”’ adjective definitely fits the Bean and I bet Esch, who on appearances just has to be a “savant” at something, could play the banjo far better than Johnson did the Bass Fiddle.

    In the ring however……it’s JJ’s usual schtick - holds and punches Eric into a bloody mess for an eventual stoppage - guns necessarily brandished by attending lawmakers to quell Bean’s protests against the halt.

    Back to the fight: Eric tries a head butt or two along the way in pure frustration - all the while, Johnson taunts Bean and flashes the golden smile after each and every salvo he bounces off Bean’s shiny head.

    The racist white folks in attendance are kind of relieved. Sure, they want a rep for their race to regain the HW title - but the Bean? , I mean c’mon man, can we not do better than this?

    Afterward, Bean claims that someone sprinkled “something” onto the 50 hot dogs he consumed just prior to the fight - causing undue abdominal pains and impairing his performance.

    Suffice to say, Bean’s claim of foul play gains no traction with the pundits or fans and he retires to see out his days on his beloved, squealing pig farm.
     
  15. he grant

    he grant Historian/Film Maker

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    Given the fact that Butterbean had the benefit of modern technique and superior nutrition he should win easily ...
     
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